Opening and closing
Rear lid
Opening and closing rear lid
You can open the r ea r lid from ins ide the v ehicle using a
sw itc h in the dr iver 's door.
Opening the rear lid
Fig. 40 Driver's door :
remote rea r lid relea se
Fig . 41 Position of
handle in the re ar lid
- Pre ss the ce nte r butto n ~ on t he ma ste r key o r pull the
release butt on
~ in t he d river's door => fig. 40. T he rear
l id is unl ocked a nd opens.
Closing the rear lid
- Pull th e r ear lid dow n a nd a llow i t to drop gently into t he
latch=> &.
& WARNING
• After closing the rear lid , always pull up on it to make sure that
it is properly closed. Otherwise it could open suddenly when the
vehicle is moving.
• To help prevent poisonous exhaust gas from being drawn into
the vehicle, always keep the rear lid closed while driving . Never
transport objects larger than those which fit completely into the
luggage area, because then the rear lid cannot be fully closed.
• Never leave your vehicle unattended especially with the rear lid
left open . A child could crawl into the car through the luggage
compartment and pull the lid shut, becoming trapped and unable
to get out. To reduce the risk of personal injury , never let children
play in or around your vehicle. Always keep the rear lid as well as
the vehicle doors closed when not in use.
• Always ensure that no one is within range of the rear lid when
it is moving , in particular close to the hinges -fingers or hands can
be pinched.
[ i ] Tips
• I f the rear lid is open or not proper ly closed when the ignition is
t urne d on, t he doo r and r ear l id wa rning =>
pag e 27 appea rs in the
instrument cluster display .
• S hould you not be a ble to open t he rear l id as desc ribed, ma ke
s u re the va let key f unction is not activated~
page 51 .
• If the central lock ing syst em fa ils (power supp ly ), you can a lso
o pen the rea r lid usin g th e t runk es cape ha ndle fr om the ins ide
=>
pa ge 33 6. •
Child safety lock
Power child safety lock for the rear doors t
The power child safety lock prevents the rear doors from
being opened from the inside.
Fi g. 4 2 Sec tio n fro m
dr ive r's door: co ntrols
T he rear doors ar e equip ped with a power child safe ty lock .
It is operated with t he two safety buttons(!) in the driver's
door=} fig. 42 .
- Press the left and/or right safety button to disable t he
rear p ower window(sl and preve nt the respective rear
door from being opened from t he inside. The LED in the
button will light up when the chi ld safety lock is tur ned
on .
- Press the ill umina ted butt on aga in t o turn the child
safety f eatures
off .
When the chi ld safe ty lock is activated, the interior door opening
lever is inoperative; the door can only be opened from the ou tside .
In addi tion, the window regulator for that door is a lso inoperative
when the child safety lock is activated.
Con tro ls and eq uip
ment
Op ening and clo sing
[ i ] Tip s
• In order to activate the child safety lock on the left and the righ t
side, you have to press the two safety buttons in succession.
• Make certain that the check light comes on in the corresponding
safety switch when the child safety lock is activated. •
Advanced Key
Applies to veh ic les: wit h Ad vanced Key
Description
Access and vehicle operation based on: Master key remains in driver's pocket.
The Advanced Key vehicle authori zation system allows keyless
unlocking, locking and starting of the vehicle . You only have to carry
t he master key on your person .
It makes no difference whether the master key is in your jacket
pocket or in your brief case . As soon as you approach your vehicle ,
the Advanced Key recogni zes the request for access, checks for
authori zation and enab les th e following functions :
• Unlocking the vehicle:::::,
page 60.
• Locking th e vehicle :::::, page 61.
• Switching on ignition and starting the engine by pressing the
I STAR T] button; the master key does not have to be in the igni tion
sw itch:::::,
page 126 .
& WARNING
• Whe n you lock your veh icle from o uts id e, nobod y -espe cia lly
c hildren -sh ould re main in side the vehic le. Reme mber , when you
lock the vehicle fr om the out side th e windo ws cannot be open ed
from the inside. .,,.
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I I Technical data
Opening and closing
& WARN ING (continued )
• When you leave the vehicle , alway s remove the ignition key and
take it w ith you . This will prevent pa ssenge rs (children , for
e x ample ) from accidentally being locked in the veh icle should they
accidentally pre ss the powe r locking switch in the front door s.
• Do not leave children inside the vehicle unsupervised. In an
emergency it would be impo ssible to open the doors from the
outs ide without the key .
[ i J Tips
• In order for Advanced Key to function, you must a lways carry the
mas ter key w ith you.
• In order to be ab le to un lock or lock the vehicle, the autho rized
master key must be within a range of about 1.5 meters from the
door or the rear lid.
• Of course, you can still unlock and lock your vehicle using the
button s on the maste r key . The se lector lever must be in the P
pos it ion .•
Ap plies to vehicles: w it h Ad vanced Key
Unlocking the vehicle
T he d oo rs and the rear lid c an be unlo cked withou t oper
at ing the mas ter ke y.
F ig . 43 Adva nced Key :
unlocking vehi cle d oo r
- Take ho ld of t he door handle. The d oor is unlocked auto
maticall y.
- P ull the handle to o pen t he door .
A doo r is un lo cke d as soon as you app roach the door hand le and t he
system recogn izes an authorized master key. The vehicle can be
unlocked at any door . The authorized master key only has to be
with in a range of about 5 feet ( 1.5 meters) from the respective door .
When a door is un locked, the driver's door is always un loc ked as
we ll. It depends on th e settings in th e central locking menu i n the
M MI whether the entire vehicle is unlocked or on ly certa in doors
~ p age 55.
[ i J Tips
I f your vehic le has been s tanding f or an ex ten ded period , please
note the following :
• The proximity sensors are deactivated after a few days to save
power. You then have to pull on the door handle once to unlock the
vehicle and a second time to open the vehicle .
• To prevent the ba ttery from being discharged and to preserve
your vehicle's ability to start for as long as possible , the energy
management system gradual ly swi tches off unnecessa ry conve
nience functions. It is possib le that you will not be ab le to un lock
your vehicle using these convenience functions .•
Ap plie s to v ehicl es: with Adv ance d Key
Locking the vehicle
The vehicle can be Jocked wi thou t op era ting the mas tery
key.
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i
Fig . 44 Ad vanced Key:
L ock ing th e vehi cle
- Move th e se lect or lever to t he P posit ion.
- Press the locking butto n in the doo r handle to lock the
ve hicle ~ & -
The vehicle can be locked at any door. The authorized master key
only has to be within a range of about 1.5 meters from the particular
door .
The se lector lever must be in the P position, otherwise the vehicle
can not be locked.
Controls and equip
ment
Opening and clo sing
& WARNING
• When you lock your vehicle from out side , nobody -espe cially
children -should remain inside the vehicle . Remember , when you
lock the vehicle from the outs ide the windo ws ca nnot be opened
from the in side .
• When you leave the vehi cle , al wa ys remo ve the ignition key and
t ak e it with you. Thi s will prevent pa ssenger s (children , for
e x ample ) from a ccidentally b ein g locked in the vehic le should they
accidentally pre ss the power locking swit ch in the front door s.
• Do not lea ve ch ildren in side the vehi cle un supe rvised . In an
emergency it would be impo ss ible to open the doors from the
out side w ithout the key .
[ i ] Tips
It is not possib le to re -open the door for a brief period directly after
c losing it. This allows you to ensu re that the doo rs are properly
locked .•
Anti-theft alarm system
Description
The anti- theft alarm triggers an alarm if anyone attempts
to break into the vehicle.
The an ti- theft a la rm system trig gers an audible alarm and turns on
the emergency flasher if an unauthorized interference with the
vehic le is se nsed by the system .
How is the anti-theft alarm s yst em switch ed on?
The anti -theft alarm system is switched on when you lock the
vehic le. The system is activated approximately 30 seconds after the
veh ic le is locked. The indicator light on top of the door trim start
flashing rapid ly for 30 seconds and then blink slow ly. .,_
I • •
Opening and closing
H ow is th e a nti-th eft alarm s yste m swi tched off ?
The anti -theft alarm sys tem is switched off only whe n you un lock
your vehicle. If you do not open a door within 60 seconds after you have un locked with the remote control , the vehicle will lock itself
again automatically.
When will the anti -th eft alarm syst em be trigg ered ?
When the vehicle is locked, the alarm system monitors and protects
the following parts of the vehic le:
• engine compartment
• luggage compartment
• doors
• vehicle incline
• ignition
When the system is activated, the alarm will be trigge red if one of
the doors, the engine hood or the rear lid are opened, or if the igni
t ion is turned on or if the veh icle incline has been changed. The an ti
theft a larm system will also go off when the battery is disconnected.
You can also trigger the alarm by pressing the PA NIC button on your
remote control. This w ill alert other people in case of emergency.
Press the
PANIC button again to turn off the alarm.
H ow i s th e ant i-th eft al arm swit ch ed off whe n
tr igg ered ?
The alarm system is switched off when you unlock the vehic le or
when the ignition is switched on . T he alarm will a lso switch itself off
when it comes to the end of its cycle .
Emergency flasher and horn
The emergency flasher wi ll blink briefly and the horn sounds when
the doors, engine hood and rear lid are properly closed.
If the emergency flashers do not blink, or the horn does not sound ,
check the doors, engine hood and rear lid to make sure they are
properly c losed . If you close a doo r, the hood or the rear lid w ith the anti
-theft a larm switched on, the emergency flashers will blink and
t he horn will sound only af ter you have closed the door or l id .
Ii ] Tips
Fo r the anti -theft a larm system to function proper ly, make sure a ll
vehic le doors and windows are closed before leaving the vehicle .•
Tilt sensors 1Q
The tilt sensors trigger an alarm if they detect vehi cle
movement.
F ig . 4 5 Driver 's doo r:
tilt sensor swit ch
Sw itch o ff th e til t sensors if you ar e go ing to have your
vehic le transporte d.
Switch off the tilt sensors Press the switch
~ located in the driver's door~ fig. 45.
Lock the ve hicle .
When you turn off the tilt sensors, the diode in the switch~ will illu
minate. Also, the indicator light in the door trim will illuminate for
about three seconds. After you lock the vehicle, the indicator light
in the door t rim wil l bl ink quick ly for about three seconds . After that,
the blinking s lows down. .,.
The next time t he vehicle is locked, the ti lt sensors a re automaticall y
tu rn ed on again.•
Power windows
Controls
Switches for front door windows
@ o per ates th e wi ndow in th e d river 's d oor.
Fig . 46 Driver 's door:
power window
switches
@ ope ra tes th e window in the fr ont passe nger's door.
Switches for rear windows
© operates the left r ear window .
@ operates the right rear window .
Safety switch
© S afety switch fo r rear window operation.
& WARNING
• Do not leave children unattended in the vehicle , especially with
access to vehicle keys. Unsupervised use of the keys can result in
starting of the engine and use of vehicle systems su ch as power
windows, etc. which could result in serious injury.
Con tro ls and eq uip
ment
Opening and closing
& WARNING !continued)
• Remember -you can still open or close the power windows for
about ten minutes after the ignition is switched off . Only when
either of the front doors are opened are the power windows
switched off .
• Be careful when closing the windows . Check to see that no one
is in the way , or serious injury could result!
• Always remove the ignition key whenever you leave your
vehicle .
• If you lock your vehicle from the outside, no one , especially chil
dren , should remain in the vehicle .
• Do not stick anything on the windows or the windshield that
may interfere with the driver 's field of vision .
[ i ] Tips
In addition to the switches in the driver 's door there is a separate
sw itc h in eac h do or f or the po wer window in th at do or =::> page 64,
fi g . 4 7 .
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Switches in the driver's door
The dr iver can operate all windows .
If th e re spect ive sw itc h is pu shed or pull ed the w ind ow will
ope n or clos e. T he powe r w in dow swi tc hes ha ve a two-posi
tion function:
Opening the vvindovvs
P u sh the s wit c h to the first stop and hold it there un til the
w ind ow has l ow ered t o th e desired position.
Pu sh the s witch brie fly to the second stop : the win dow
w ill a uto maticall y open a ll the way. _.
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Opening and closing
Closing th e w ind ows
- Pull the switch up to the first stop and hold it there until
the window has risen to the desired position.
- Pull the sw itch qu ickly to the
second pos ition : the
window will automatically close all the way~
& in
" Contro ls" .
Activating /deactivating rear windows
Press the left 00 sw itch ~ page 63, fig. 46 to deactivate
only the w indow reg ulato r in t he left door. The ind icat or
l igh t in the switch illuminates .
Press the right
00 switch => page 63, fig. 46 to deactivate
only the window regulator in th e right door. The indicator
light in t he switch illuminates.
- Press the
[ t ] switch aga in to reac tivate the win dow regu -
lator . The indica to r l ight in the switch goes out.
This function can also deactivated. Press both (I) switches @ in
succession.
• If
only the left (I) switch was pressed, only the window regulator
sw itch in the
left r ear door is deac tiva ted. In addition , the door is
locked .
• If
onl y the right (I) switch was press ed, o n ly the window regu
lator switch in the
right rear do or is deactivated . In addition, the
door is locked .
This feature has been prov ided for the safety of small chi ldren riding
in the rear of the vehicle .
[ i ] Tips
• The windows can still be opened and closed fo r about ten
minutes after the ignition has been turned off. The power windows
are no t shut off until one of the front doors is opened . •
In order to activate the child safety lock on the left and the right
side, you have to press the two safety switches in succession. Make
certain that the check light comes on the co rresponding safety
switch when the child safety lock is activated .•
Switch in the front passenger 's door and on
the rear doors
F ig . 4 7 Sw itc h l oca
ti on fr ont p asseng ers
d o or
The power window switch has a two-position function :
Opening the windows
-Press the switch to the first po sition and ho ld it until you
have opene d the w indow as fa r as you wan t.
- Press the sw itch quickly to the
s econd position and the
window will a utomatically open a ll the way.
Closing the windows
- Pu ll the sw itch to the first position and hold it unt il you
have closed the window as far as you want.
- Pull the sw itch q uick ly to th e
second position and the
window w ill a utomatically close all t he w ay.
[ i J Tips
The windows can still be opened and closed for about ten minutes
after the ignition has been turned off. The power windows are not
shut off until one of the front doors is opened .•
Convenience close /open feature vvith the
lock in the driver's door
You can close or open the windows from outside when
you Jock or unlock your car with the key in the driver's
door lock.
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Closing windows
Fig. 48 Key turns for
opening and closing
Insert the key into the lock of the driver's door.
Make sure that the windows are not blocked~
/n..
- Turn and hold the key in the lock position @~fig. 48
until the windows and the power roof* are completely
closed.
Opening windows
- Insert the key into the lock of the driver's door.
Contro ls and eq uip
ment
Opening and closing
- Turn and hold the key in the open position@.
The automatic close/open function will cease if the key is returned
to its original position .
& WARNING
• Be careful when closing the windows. Check to see that no one
is in the way, or serious injury could result!
• Always read and heed WARNING=>
& in "General description"
on
page 52. •
Reactivating the system after battery
disconnection
If the vehicle battery is disconnected and then reconnected,
the automatic closing and opening function will not work
until it is reactivated. To reactivate this feature, perform the
following steps:
Reactivating close/open feature
- Pull and hold the power window switch until the window
is completely closed .
- Release the switch.
- Pull the switch again for one second. The automatic
closing/opening is now reactivated. •
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